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Friday, October 26, 2012

Stars Over Gnoma (A Winterkist Quilt)

I've been sharing peeks of this project on Instagram but for the most part this one had under wraps because I wasn't sure where I was going with it. This is the first quilt that I have improvised my way through, usually I follow some sort of instructions or pattern.

Back in May, I won the Winterkist Gnomas and some 6 inch squares from Monica (the Happy Zombie herself).

I spent a few days enjoying the fantastic-ness of the fabric, before I decided to split the squares down into 3".

Then I cut most of them into triangles and paired them with some Kona Ash that I had in my stash and started chain piecing.

They turned in to wonky stars (which was a first for me).

I was inspired by the lay out of Elizabeth's Sparkle Punch Quilt. My lay out is not identical. I liked the way the star in her quilt were touching but I wanted a bit more randomness so I put a few spaces between my stars.

The Gnomas got trimmed down a bit and sew on to after the white Kona had been added to the bottom. I used some jumbo ric-rac on the seam between the ash and the white to soften up the edge.

At the moment it measures about 35 inches by 48 inches. I think it is destined to grace the wall of the playroom during the holiday because the colors and Gnoma are so fun. Finishing it will depend on when I can afford to buy backing fabric (I already spent my fabric allowance for the month). It's been such a fun project to let my imagination run wild with. I think there will be some colorful hand quilting or embroidery added too!